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The Road Through The Rust Belt: From Preeminence To Decline To Prosperity, William M. Bowen, Editor
The Road Through The Rust Belt: From Preeminence To Decline To Prosperity, William M. Bowen, Editor
Upjohn Press
The chapters in this book explore reasons for the decline of "Rust Belt" cities and the often innovative responses of local leaders and entrepreneurs that are helping to revive these areas.
Employment Growth From Public Support Of Innovation In Small Firms, Albert N. Link, John T. Scott
Employment Growth From Public Support Of Innovation In Small Firms, Albert N. Link, John T. Scott
Upjohn Press
Link and Scott provide a statistical assessment of the employment growth associated with public support of R&D in small, entrepreneurial firms through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
Human Resource Economics And Public Policy: Essays In Honor Of Vernon M. Briggs Jr., Charles J. Whalen Editor
Human Resource Economics And Public Policy: Essays In Honor Of Vernon M. Briggs Jr., Charles J. Whalen Editor
Upjohn Press
This book pays tribute to Vernon Briggs and his enduring mark on the study of human resources. The chapters, by his students and colleagues, explore and extend Briggs’s work on employment, education and training, immigration, and local labor markets. His unwavering emphasis on institutional reality, public policy, and economic dynamics animates the entire collection.
Workplace Justice Without Unions, Hoyt N. Wheeler, Brian S. Klaas, Douglas M. Mahony
Workplace Justice Without Unions, Hoyt N. Wheeler, Brian S. Klaas, Douglas M. Mahony
Upjohn Press
Wheeler, Klaas, and Mahony provide a thorough analysis of organizational justice systems by exploring nonunion systems of workplace justice and comparing them with the union system, American courts, and systems in 11 other countries.
The Economics Of Risk, Donald J. Meyer Editor
The Economics Of Risk, Donald J. Meyer Editor
Upjohn Press
This collection offers an economics-based overview of the various facets of risk. It contains six papers that examine a broad array of research relating to risk. Two papers examine risk management and its application to decision making as well as what researchers have learned over the past few decades in their theoretical investigations of risk. The remaining chapters examine how risk plays out in the particular markets in which it has a significant presence, including casino gambling enterprises, agricultural markets, auctions, and health insurance.
Bargaining For Competitiveness: Law, Research, And Case Studies, Richard N. Block Editor
Bargaining For Competitiveness: Law, Research, And Case Studies, Richard N. Block Editor
Upjohn Press
This book offers an analysis of the relationship among collective bargaining, firm competitiveness, and employment protections and creation in the United States. The contributors provide an overview of the legal framework and the economic and industrial relations research on collective bargaining, competitiveness, and employment, then follow with four case studies that provide insights into the process of collective bargaining and its current status in the evolving U.S. labor-management system.
State Enterprise Zone Programs: Have They Worked?, Alan H. Peters, Peter S. Fisher
State Enterprise Zone Programs: Have They Worked?, Alan H. Peters, Peter S. Fisher
Upjohn Press
Peters and Fisher evaluate 75 EZs located in 13 states to gain an understanding of the overall effectiveness of state enterprise zones. Faced with a paucity of data on EZs that could be used in standard economic analysis, the authors employ a hypothetical firm model in which they apply various EZ and non-EZ incentives to financial statements created for a set of "typical" firms. Observing the impacts of both types of incentives on firms' financial statements allow Peters and Fisher to predict the firms' resulting behavior. Between these findings and the data accumulated from actual EZs, they are able to …
Employee Benefits And Labor Markets In Canada And The United States, William T. Alpert Editor, Stephen A. Woodbury Editor
Employee Benefits And Labor Markets In Canada And The United States, William T. Alpert Editor, Stephen A. Woodbury Editor
Upjohn Press
Alpert and Woodbury present a comprehensive set of explorations into the impacts that the provision of various types of employee benefits (or lack thereof) have on labor markets. And while there are, as the editors point out, substantial differences between the employee benefits systems of Canada and the U.S., these differences showcase the impacts of specific policies related to employee benefits on labor markets.
The Economics Of Sports, William S. Kern Editor
The Economics Of Sports, William S. Kern Editor
Upjohn Press
The contributors to this book, all economists at the forefront of the movement to study the economics of sports, show how a host of contemporary economic issues come into play in today's world of sports. These issues include industrial organization, influences on labor markets, monopsony power, the behavior of cartels, local economic development policies, and price discrimination.
Bidding For Business: The Efficacy Of Local Economic Development Incentives In A Metropolitan Area, John E. Anderson, Robert W. Wassmer
Bidding For Business: The Efficacy Of Local Economic Development Incentives In A Metropolitan Area, John E. Anderson, Robert W. Wassmer
Upjohn Press
Anderson and Wassmer examine the use and effectiveness of local economic development incentives within a specific region, the Detroit metropolitan area. The Detroit area serves as a good example, they say, because of the area's 20-plus year track record of its communities offering the gamut of economic incentives aimed at redirecting economic activity and jobs. The evidence they uncover reveals factors that drive cities not just in this Southeast Michigan area, but nationwide to offer particular types of incentives that are more or less generous than those offered by their neighbors.
Industrial Incentives: Competition Among American States And Cities, Peter S. Fisher, Alan H. Peters
Industrial Incentives: Competition Among American States And Cities, Peter S. Fisher, Alan H. Peters
Upjohn Press
This book is the first significant attempt to quantify the development efforts made by state and local governments. The authors' extensive research focuses on tax and incentive policies across the 24 most industrialized states in the United States and a sample of 112 cities from within those states.
Teacher Pay And Teacher Quality, Dale Ballou, Michael John Podgursky
Teacher Pay And Teacher Quality, Dale Ballou, Michael John Podgursky
Upjohn Press
Ballou and Podgursky offer solid economic analysis on issues surrounding the debate over whether increasing salaries for teachers leads to a more qualified teaching workforce. The authors find little evidence to support the link between increased salaries and teacher quality, then address two questions: (1) What went wrong? and (2) Which reforms are likely to meet with increased success?
Labor Law, Industrial Relations And Employee Choice: The State Of The Workplace In The 1990s: Hearings Of The Commission On The Future Of Worker-Management Relations, 1993-94, Richard N. Block, John Beck, Daniel H. Kruger
Labor Law, Industrial Relations And Employee Choice: The State Of The Workplace In The 1990s: Hearings Of The Commission On The Future Of Worker-Management Relations, 1993-94, Richard N. Block, John Beck, Daniel H. Kruger
Upjohn Press
Block, Beck and Kruger present detailed examples from the testimony given during the Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations (commonly called the Dunlop Commission) national and regional hearings. The Commission, by hearing from a wide range of stakeholders, sought to define the state of industrial relations and labor law in the U.S. during the 1990s. Because the Commission's final reports were concerned with policy matters, they only briefly summarized the testimony. This volume draws deeply from the testimony, citing many examples that clearly illustrate the wide variety of relationships between workers and management today. In addition, it shows how …
Pathways To Change: Case Studies Of Strategic Negotiations, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Robert B. Mckersie, Richard E. Walton
Pathways To Change: Case Studies Of Strategic Negotiations, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Robert B. Mckersie, Richard E. Walton
Upjohn Press
The authors identify and analyze the strategies for change and techniques most often used in today's labor negotiations. Nearly gone, they say, is the traditional "arms length" approach used by negotiators in the past. Instead, modern collective bargaining is characterized mainly by divergent strategies the authors characterize as either "forcing" (highly contentious) or "fostering" (highly cooperative). A dozen detailed case studies from a variety of industries are presented that show when, why and how these strategies are used, by whom, and to what result. These cases clearly demonstrate the use of both forcing and fostering strategies, as well as their …
Classrooms In The Workplace: Workplace Literacy Programs In Small- And Medium-Sized Firms, Kevin M. Hollenbeck
Classrooms In The Workplace: Workplace Literacy Programs In Small- And Medium-Sized Firms, Kevin M. Hollenbeck
Upjohn Press
Hollenbeck, using a combined qualitative/quantitative approach, estimates the linkage between workplace literacy programs and the reason for their existence - increased productivity requirements. He utilizes in-depth case studies as well as a large database to look at the costs and benefits of such programs, also the determining factors for why firms choose to implement literacy programs.
Economic Restructuring And Emerging Patterns Of Industrial Relations, Stephen R. Sleigh Editor
Economic Restructuring And Emerging Patterns Of Industrial Relations, Stephen R. Sleigh Editor
Upjohn Press
This book's essays analyze innovative responses by unions, corporations and governments to job loss caused by economic restructuring, drawing on examples from Western Europe and the U.S.
The Tax Treatment Of Fringe Benefits, Stephen A. Woodbury, Wei-Jang Huang
The Tax Treatment Of Fringe Benefits, Stephen A. Woodbury, Wei-Jang Huang
Upjohn Press
Woodbury and Huang use econometric models to investigate how changes in the tax treatment of fringe benefits can be expected to influence the level of benefits and compensation provided by employers, federal revenues, and income inequality.
Labor Unions And The Economic Performance Of Firms, Barry T. Hirsch
Labor Unions And The Economic Performance Of Firms, Barry T. Hirsch
Upjohn Press
Hirsch develops a model of union rent-seeking in which the unions capture a share of quasi-rents that make up the normal ROI in long-lived capital and R&D. He finds that in response, firms adjust their investments in vulnerable tangible and intangible capital. Hirsch also attempts to explain the connection between the contraction of the size of unions which occurred in the 1970s and firms' lower profitability, diminished market value, and lower investment levels.
Who Benefits From State And Local Economic Development Policies?, Timothy J. Bartik
Who Benefits From State And Local Economic Development Policies?, Timothy J. Bartik
Upjohn Press
Bartik reviews evidence on whether state and local policies affect job growth. He then presents empirical data supporting the intentions of such programs, showing that job growth may lead to a number of positive long-term effects including: lower unemployment, higher labor force participation, higher real estate values, and better occupational opportunities. He also shows that the earnings gains to disadvantaged groups outweigh the resulting increased real estate values for property owners, and concludes by saying that regional competition for jobs may actually be a benefit for the nation as a whole.
Two-Tier Compensation Structures: Their Impact On Unions, Employers, And Employees, James Martin, Thomas D. Heetderks Collaborator
Two-Tier Compensation Structures: Their Impact On Unions, Employers, And Employees, James Martin, Thomas D. Heetderks Collaborator
Upjohn Press
Martin conducted a study at a large company where its various wage tier systems allowed assessment of the long-term impact of tiers. Part of this study included the development of a survey designed to explore eight research questions related to tiers and to test five hypotheses of low-tier v. high-tier employees.
Labor-Management Cooperation: New Partnerships Or Going In Circles?, William N. Cooke
Labor-Management Cooperation: New Partnerships Or Going In Circles?, William N. Cooke
Upjohn Press
Cooke answers important questions about labor-management cooperative efforts and addresses the problems undermining these efforts. His analyses are based on a variety of secondary data sources plus primary data from three nationwide surveys of plant managers, union leaders, and industry executives. Also included are several prescriptions for the success of labor-management cooperative efforts.
Organized Labor At The Crossroads, Wei-Chiao Huang Editor
Organized Labor At The Crossroads, Wei-Chiao Huang Editor
Upjohn Press
This group of essays offers a detailed look at the problems, choices and future of industrial relations.
Strikers And Subsidies: The Influence Of Government Transfer Programs On Strike Activity, Robert M. Hutchens, David B. Lipsky, Robert N. Stern
Strikers And Subsidies: The Influence Of Government Transfer Programs On Strike Activity, Robert M. Hutchens, David B. Lipsky, Robert N. Stern
Upjohn Press
The authors assess laws governing striker eligibility for government transfers, finding evidence linking UI payments to strike activity.
Saving Plants And Jobs: Union-Management Negotiations In The Context Of Threatened Plant Closing, Paul F. Gerhart
Saving Plants And Jobs: Union-Management Negotiations In The Context Of Threatened Plant Closing, Paul F. Gerhart
Upjohn Press
Gerhart uses a case study approach to examine why plants become economically inviable as well as how to prevent this from happening prematurely.
Tax Base Sharing: Simulations For Kalamazoo County, Timothy L. Hunt
Tax Base Sharing: Simulations For Kalamazoo County, Timothy L. Hunt
Upjohn Press
Uses historical data to simulate the effects of tax base sharing.
Michigan's Business Tax Costs Relative To The Other Great Lakes States, Timothy L. Hunt
Michigan's Business Tax Costs Relative To The Other Great Lakes States, Timothy L. Hunt
Upjohn Press
Offers a picture of Michigan's tax costs relative to other Great Lakes states.
Union Organizing And Public Policy: Failure To Secure First Contracts, William N. Cooke
Union Organizing And Public Policy: Failure To Secure First Contracts, William N. Cooke
Upjohn Press
Investigates factors that explain why 25-30 percent of the time unions fail to obtain collective bargaining agreements after winning the right to negotiate.
Worker Participation And American Unions: Threat Or Opportunity, Thomas A. Kochan, Harry Charles Katz, Nancy R. Mower
Worker Participation And American Unions: Threat Or Opportunity, Thomas A. Kochan, Harry Charles Katz, Nancy R. Mower
Upjohn Press
A comprehensive analysis of the effects of QWL and other forms of worker participation on the collective bargaining process.
Union-Management Cooperation: Structure, Process, Impact, Michael H. Schuster
Union-Management Cooperation: Structure, Process, Impact, Michael H. Schuster
Upjohn Press
Presents the findings of a five-year study of the structure, process and impact of six forms of union-management programs aimed at improving productivity.
Labor-Management Cooperation: The American Experience, Irving Herbert Siegel, Edgar Weinberg
Labor-Management Cooperation: The American Experience, Irving Herbert Siegel, Edgar Weinberg
Upjohn Press
Examines a variety of cooperative arrangements and the resulting problems and successes.